descansar

to rest

descansar(dehs-kahn-sahr)

intransitive verb

1. (to take a break)

a. to rest

Tuve un día largo y preciso descansar.

I had a long day, and I need to rest.

b. to have a break

Últimamente tengo mucho trabajo y solo descanso los domingos.

I have a lot of work on lately and only have a break on Sundays.

c. to take it easy

Deberías descansar los fines de semana.

You should take it easy on weekends.

2. (to be asleep)

a. to sleep

No pude descansar anoche.

I couldn't sleep last night.

b. to nap

Él descansó un rato después de almorzar.

He napped for a while after eating lunch.

3. (to be buried)

a. to rest

En este lugar las almas desafortunadas pueden descansar en paz.

This is a place where unfortunate souls can rest in peace.

4. (agriculture)

a. to rest

El campo descansa un año entero cada tres años.

The field rests for a full year once every three years.

descansar

transitive verb

1. (reposar)

a. to rest, to lie

descansó la cabeza en mi hombrohe laid o rested his head on my shoulder

2. (relajar)

a. to rest

dormir descansa la vistasleep gives your eyes o eyesight a rest

intransitive verb

3. (reposar)

a. to rest

descansó un rato antes de seguirhe rested for a while before continuing

después de tanto trabajo necesito descansarI need a rest after all that work

¿paramos a o para descansar?how about stopping for a rest?

necesitas descansar de tantas preocupacionesyou need a break from all these worries

descansaremos en una horawe'll take a break in an hour

llevo cuatro horas trabajando sin descansarI've been working for four hours non-stop o without a break

4. (dormir)

a. to sleep

¡que descanses!sleep well!

5. (estar enterrado)

a. to lie

que en paz descansemay he/she rest in peace

6. (viga, teoría)

a.

descansar ento rest on

7. (military)

a.

¡descanso!at ease!

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descansar

intransitive verb

1 (reposar) to rest; have a rest

siéntate aquí y descansa sit down here and have a rest; sit down here and rest; paramos en un bar a o para descansar we stopped at a bar for a rest o to have a rest; necesito descansar para despejarme I need (to have) a rest to clear my head; no descansé en todo el día I didn't have a moment's rest all day; nadé diez largos sin descansar I swam ten lengths without a rest o break; no descansará hasta conseguir que dimita el presidente he will not rest until he gets the president to resign

cuando termine los exámenes, descansaré

va al campo a descansar de las preocupaciones she goes to the country to get away from o get a break from her worries

2 (dormir)

a medianoche, se retiraron a descansar at midnight they retired (to bed); ¡hasta mañana! ¡que descanses! see you in the morning! sleep well!

3

descansar sobre algo [+cúpula, tejado] to be supported by sth; rest on sth; [+argumento, tesis] to be based on sth

la bóveda descansa sobre cuatro columnas su argumento descansa sobre una premisa falsa

4 (estar enterrado)

aquí descansan los restos mortales de José Fernández here lie the mortal remains of José Fernández; tu tío, que en paz descanse your uncle, may he rest in peace; descanse en paz rest in peace

5 (Mil)

¡descansen! at ease!; stand at ease!

6 (Agr) [+terreno, parcela] to rest; lie fallow

transitive verb

1 (apoyar) to rest

si te duele, descansa el brazo en la mesa

dejé de leer para descansar la vista I stopped reading to rest my eyes

2 (Mil)

¡descansen armas! order arms!